Tie plate



March 15, 1927. 1,620,908

c. T MATTHEWS TIE PLATE Filed May 29, 1526 anon lion .r" a? aHOzn c:z'Maame s Patented Mar. 15, 1927. I i e li zfififl a v EDI STATE-ES?HART ENZEFT FF CARLTON-1T3 MATTHEWS; orrennnnrnnm Wisconsin, ASSIGNGReon ONZE HALFr T9 nanonn Ks Mei-rrrH-nws orennnn nnr, ,WISCONSIN, v a

TIE PLATE;

Application filed May 29, 1926. Serial No; 1123389: This inventionrela'tes' to 1 tie plates and: longitudinally the-re'has been 'providedanone object'of the invent on'ls to-provlde'a anchor-ban? which is alsoformed oi'steel-' tie plate which .may be securely held upon aoranyother strongmetal and has its-end tie by rail spikes and prevent" arailifrom portions bent-upwardly to fona armssa aet 5 having transverseo -longitudinal creeping Whichare bent to overhang the-side portions".moveinenfiaswvell' as servingto zprotect the: of then-ail base,as'shovvn in Figure-2. Re-

tie. froin damage by pounding as a train ferring to this. figure, itwill be seen the-t the movesvalon'g theftra'ck; distancebetweenthe inneredge-faces of the Another. object of the invention is to so upwardlyextending portions-of th emrms-is 10 fdrmr he'ue plateth-atananch'or"'bar, ,se+ greater tllall thwidlill of-theyrail baee andcu'i'echtoth'ebase. of a rail, may'haveintertherefore the anchormayb'ereadily applied locking engagement with the;plate and veryto-the-railby first 'en-g-a-g ing the armQ WitIr effectively preventlongitudinalcrseriingiot one'side portio-nbf the rail hase- -Witlr thethe rail. body-j of the anchor 1 barextending; transs -15 Anotherobjectis to providearail anchor versely beneath-.the-rail and thenswinging whichmay be re'leasably'b'utfirmly secured the anchor barupwardlyand sliding itv in to a-railand'mjovejverticallywith the railthe reverse direction to dispose the inturned independent ofthe atieplate as atrain passes end portion of the arm 8-into overhanging ltherail. engagementwiththe other side. edge portion j 20 This invention'is,illustrated m'the accomot'the rail base. The bodyportionofethe panyingdrawings; where n, anchor bar, is of such length between the Egure 1 isa top, pl-an viewshowing the outer edge facesof thearms thatsthe anchorin-iprove'dfie plate andrail anchorapplied bar' may be snugly receivedin a slot 10 to a fragment of airail, formed in thetie pla-te 'and;from-aninspeci Figure 2 is aavieW showing, therail: in tlon OfFigureQ,itvvill be readily-seenthat 3 transverse section along the line'2'2 ofliige when the anchor. bar-.isseated in tl1'e ='slot ure 1" and tie platein'endele'vation, formed rin the tie plate 'and securedwto: the

Figure 3 is a perspective View ofthetie railFhy-thewvedge 11, therail'will be very plate, and v v y efl'ectivelv held againstlongitudinalcreep 3 Figure 4'is a side elevatiomlooking at the 1 ing."

inner side face ofthe anchor securing Wedge. After theanchor bar hasbeen applied -to I The t1e late'and l ncliprf rming the the rail,the-rail-isseated'upon thetie plate subject matter of this invent-ionare intended with the anchor barf fitted intothe slot 10 is: use inrailroad; construction. and aretO and the pike's-5 at the side of'therail base a be appliecltoa tie-1' and-form Chair for the engaged bythe arm8 n1ay be driven through rail The plate isuind'ica-ted'in generalby the'plate into the tie with their heads in the numeral 3 and maybefori ned of steel firnigripping engjagementvvith the railbase.

or anv other strong.metal'vvhich' will suc= A'fter the spikes at thisSideotthe rail=have cess'fiilly resist pounding," tOWhlChit is subbeen.drivenintoplace, the wedgellispztssed I 40 jeoicd as a trainwmovesalong,antrack.v The through the arm 9With the adjacent side tieplate extendstransversely beneath the edge portionoftherail?base receivediinthe baseof the rail, as shown in Figure 2, and is longitudinal extending grooveor recess 12 formed with openings 4 through which formed in the Wedge.The Wedge tapers tospikes 5 may be passed to hold the plate upon Wardsone end, as shown in Figure 4, and it a tie and retain the rail sea-tedupon the will be readily understood that When it is plate. 'Ribs 6extend upvvardlyfrom the driventhrough the arm 9 Will serve to plateWith their lnner faces alined with the firmly hold the anchor bar inengagement inner edges of the spike receiving openings Withthe rail andprevent danger of the rail and serve to engage the side edges of thecreeping longitudinally through the anchor rail base and prevent therail from having bar. After the Wedge has been inserted the movementtransversely of the track. The remaining spikes are driven through thetie :rails of a track Will, therefore be prevented plate into the t1eand the rail Wlll be securely I from spreading and danger of a Wreckfrom held in place. The anchor bar may, how- 55 this cause will beaverted. ever, have limited vertical movement in the In order to preventa rail from creeping slot as the rail is, moved downwardly bythe weightof a train and then returns to its normal position without this movementbe- 'ing transmitted to the rail plate and danger of the spikes beingloosened by upward movement of the tie platewill be eliminated. When therail is to be removed and a new one substituted, it is merely necessaryto withdraw the last mentioned spikes and drive out the wedge and therail may be lifted from the plate and the anchor bar disconnected fromthe old rail and applied to a new one which will, of course, be seatedupon the tie plate and the withdrawn spikes and wedgereplaced.

Having thus described the invention, I claim:

1. A tie plate having a slot formed therein and adapted to be securedupon a tie in position to extend beneath a rail, a rail anchor adaptedto engage the base of a rail with a portion extending beneath the baseof the rail and fitted into the slot of said plate to hold the railagainst creeping, and a wedge to hold said anchor in engagement with therail extending longitudinally of the rail when in place, said platebeing formed with openings spaced from opposite sides of the slot andadapted to receive fasteners to secure the plate upon a tie, thefasteners when in place positioned to engage the ends of the wedge andprevent withdrawal of the wedge. 2. A tie plate having a slot formedtherein and adapted to be secured upon a tie in position to extendbeneath a rail with the slot disposed transversely thereof andprojecting from opposite sides of its base, and an anchor bar adapted'tofit into said slot transversely beneath a rail seated upon said plateand having portions extending upwardly from the plate for engagementwith opposite side portions of the rail base. 3. A tie plate having aslot formed therein and adapted to be secured upon a tie in position toextend beneath a rail with the slot disposed transversely thereof andprojecting from opposite sides ofits base, an anchor bar adapted to fitinto said slot transversely beneath a rail seated upon said 1 plate andhaving portions extending upwardly from the plate and shaped to overinand adapted sides of a rail base, an anchor removably.

fitted into said seat and having portions extending upwardly foroverlying engagement with opposite sides of a rail base, and a wedge forfitting between the rail base and one upwardly extending portion of saidanchor to firmly hold the anchor in engagement with the rail base, saidwedge being held in place by fasteners passed through adjacent.

openings in said plate.

5. A tie plate adapted to rest upon a tie beneath a rail, a rail anchoradapted toengage opposite side portions of a rail base and engaged withsaid plate to prevent movement of the anchor transversely andlongitudinally of a track, a wedge to hold said anchor in engagei'nentwith a rail, and common means for securing said plate upon a tie andretaining the wedge in place. i

6. A tie plate having a slot formed there to be secured upon a tie inposition to exten'd beneath a rail with the slot disposed transverselythereof and projecting from opposite sides of its base, and an anchorbar adapted to fit into said slot transversely beneath a rail seatedupon said plate and having portions extending. upwardly from the plateand shaped to overhang opposite side portions of the rail base, one ofthe upwardly extending portions being .spaced from the adjacent sideedge of the CARLTON 'r. MATTHEWS. .[L.s.]

